Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has sworn-in Maryam Bagel and Asama’u Ahmed as two female commissioners in his cabinet saying they will be deployed to the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism respectively.
Maryam Bagel, a former state legislator representing Dass in the Bauchi assembly, is the Director General of the SDGs in the state before her new appointment.
The governor also inaugurated Adamu Zakari, Abdulmalik Wakili and Dauda Gayus as three permanent commissioners for the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC)
Speaking at the ceremony on Wednesday in Bauchi, the governor said his administration was committed to ensuring gender equity, fairness and transparency in the conduct of its affairs among its citizens.
He challenged the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to boost and improve the tourism potential of the state, especially, the Yankari and Sumu Game Reserves for economic development.
He advised the Commissioner for Commerce to strive hard and revive the comatose industries, so that they would become fully functional and productive.
Governor Mohammed also charged the three permanent commissioners deployed to BASIEC to discharge their functions with the fear of God.
He noted that the state was warming up to conduct local government elections across in its 20 local government council areas on October 17, adding that they should be fair to all.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Maryam Bagel was deployed to the Ministry of Commerce while Asama’u Ahmed was posted to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. (NAN)
